What color is #DBD4BF?

#DBD4BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm Oats. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD4BF?

The RGB value is 219, 212, 191: 219 red, 212 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD4BF?

The complementary color is #BFC6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD4BF color

#DBD4BF rgb(219, 212, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD4BF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.1% green and 74.9% blue (219, 212, 191).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Warm Oats (#D8CFBA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#DBD4BF color codes

HEX	`#DBD4BF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 212, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.95, -1.13, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.95, 11.31, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.16, 65.909, 58.727)`
Decimal	`14406847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD4BF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBD4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBD4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd4bf; }
.text { color: #dbd4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 212 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd4bf, #d4dbbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD4BF?: #DBD4BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm Oats. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD4BF?: The RGB value is 219, 212, 191: 219 red, 212 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD4BF?: The complementary color is #BFC6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.